Eine Plattform für die Wissenschaft: Bauingenieurwesen, Architektur und Urbanistik
Eine Plattform für die Wissenschaft: Bauingenieurwesen, Architektur und Urbanistik
Human-centric vs. technology-centric approaches in a top-down smart city development regime: Evidence from 341 Chinese cities
Abstract With smart city (SMC) initiatives proliferating worldwide since the 2000s, the theoretical debates around SMC development have evolved from a technology-centric approach to a more human-centric approach. Investing in human capital and improving quality of life have become the major elements of SMC rhetoric. However, few studies have examined the approaches adopted in real-world SMC policymaking or why different cities follow different approaches. We statistically examine the factors behind the human-centricity of SMC policies through a text analysis of policy documents from 341 Chinese prefectural cities published between 2009 and 2020. We find divergent approaches to SMC development across these Chinese prefectural cities. Unexpectedly, the more economically developed and dense cities tend to be more technology-centric in SMC policymaking. Cities at the initial and advanced stages of SMC development also prefer a technology-centric approach, albeit with very different underlying mechanisms. These findings suggest the need for a greater prioritization of human capital in SMC creation in developed cities and for context-specific interpretations of technology-centricity for cities at different SMC development stages.
Highlights We measure the human-centricity of smart city (SMC) development through Natural Language Processing on policy documents. Economically developed cities are more active in SMC policymaking. More developed and denser cities tend to be more technology-centric in SMC development. A city's SMC development stage closely predicts its degree of human-centricity. Cities at initial and advanced stages of SMC development are more technology-centric, but with different rationales.
Human-centric vs. technology-centric approaches in a top-down smart city development regime: Evidence from 341 Chinese cities
Abstract With smart city (SMC) initiatives proliferating worldwide since the 2000s, the theoretical debates around SMC development have evolved from a technology-centric approach to a more human-centric approach. Investing in human capital and improving quality of life have become the major elements of SMC rhetoric. However, few studies have examined the approaches adopted in real-world SMC policymaking or why different cities follow different approaches. We statistically examine the factors behind the human-centricity of SMC policies through a text analysis of policy documents from 341 Chinese prefectural cities published between 2009 and 2020. We find divergent approaches to SMC development across these Chinese prefectural cities. Unexpectedly, the more economically developed and dense cities tend to be more technology-centric in SMC policymaking. Cities at the initial and advanced stages of SMC development also prefer a technology-centric approach, albeit with very different underlying mechanisms. These findings suggest the need for a greater prioritization of human capital in SMC creation in developed cities and for context-specific interpretations of technology-centricity for cities at different SMC development stages.
Highlights We measure the human-centricity of smart city (SMC) development through Natural Language Processing on policy documents. Economically developed cities are more active in SMC policymaking. More developed and denser cities tend to be more technology-centric in SMC development. A city's SMC development stage closely predicts its degree of human-centricity. Cities at initial and advanced stages of SMC development are more technology-centric, but with different rationales.
Human-centric vs. technology-centric approaches in a top-down smart city development regime: Evidence from 341 Chinese cities
Hu, Wanyang (Autor:in) / Wang, Shuhong (Autor:in) / Zhai, Wei (Autor:in)
Cities ; 137
26.02.2023
Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch